Towards a stronger HERA with an ambitious global health dimension

In 2021, the EU created the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) to strengthen the Union’s ability to prevent, detect and respond to serious cross-border health threats. Three years after its creation, HERA is undergoing its first revision. To ensure that HERA adds value at the EU level and continues to develop its global health dimension, DSW puts forward the following recommendations in this policy paper.